Wood and Brass Sconces
View Similar Items
Wood and Brass Sconces
About the Item
- Creator:Edward F. Caldwell & Co. (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 9.25 in (23.5 cm)Width: 9.625 in (24.45 cm)Depth: 4.75 in (12.07 cm)
- Style:Arts and Crafts (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1910-1919
- Date of Manufacture:1910
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: AIS29281stDibs: LU82884489553
Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Edward F. Caldwell & Co. was among America’s preeminent lighting manufacturers of the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries, illuminating the halls and ceilings of some of the most notable buildings in the United States. In addition to St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City and the White House in Washington, D.C., the company’s masterful light fixtures also adorn the homes of some historically prominent figures, such as J.P. Morgan and Phillip Lehman.
The firm was founded in 1895 by American Edward F. Caldwell and Victor F. von Lossberg, a Latvia native who was raised in Russia. The founders became acquainted while working at Archer & Pancoast Manufacturing Company of New York, which produced gas lighting fixtures.
In 1901 Edward F. Caldwell & Co. opened a foundry, where the owners and the lighting artisans they recruited could explore a range of metalworking techniques and design styles. Caldwell and von Lossberg quickly rose to the top of the electric light manufacturing business with their shared vision, choosing to deliver quality elegant fixtures that frequently drew on historic European designs. The firm produced magnificent lighting pieces, as well as finely crafted decorative objects and mirrors. Their neoclassical designs borrowed heavily from Baroque and Rococo styles — Edward F. Caldwell & Co. also devised Art Deco fixtures during the 1920s — and favored bronze, silver, iron, copper and brass as their primary materials.
With construction on the rise in New York in the early 1900s, not many outfits could take on large-scale lighting contracts. With over 1,000 employees, Edward F. Caldwell & Co. could take on heavy commissions.
After Caldwell died in 1914, von Lossberg carried the company until he died in 1942. Edward F. Caldwell & Co. closed its doors owing to financial troubles in 1959.
Today manufacturer’s work can be seen all across New York City — including at the Bank of Manhattan and the famous Waldorf Astoria hotel — and Edward F. Caldwell & Co. creations are highly sought after by lighting and decor enthusiasts.
On 1stDibs, explore a selection of vintage Edward F. Caldwell & Co. table lamps, chandeliers and pendants, sconces and floor lamps.
- Nickel and Brass Sconces with Neoclassical Scenes by E. F. Caldwell, Circa 1920By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.Located in New York, NYAIS2756 A pair of antique double-light sconces in their original two tone aged nickel and brass finish. The central image of the backplate is a tempietto framing a classically robed ...Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass, Nickel
- Two Arm Brass E. F. Caldwell Sconces with a Fruit and Foliate Motif, Circa 1910sBy Edward F. Caldwell & Co.Located in New York, NYAIS2699 A pair of double light sconces in their original aged brass finish, having openwork backplates detailed with fruit and foliate motifs arounds a central gadrooned cartouche. A...Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Three Arm Brass Sconces Signed by the Edward F. Caldwell Co. Circa 1910sBy Edward F. Caldwell & Co.Located in New York, NYAIS2946 A pair of three arm sconces with large, oval leaf-and-dart bordered backplates and stout reeded arms supporting gadrooned waxpans and...Category
Vintage 1910s American Georgian Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBronze, Brass
- Pair of Gilt Copper and Bronze Sconces by the E. F. Caldwell Co.By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.Located in New York, NYAIS2259 A pair of gilded copper and bronze double-light sconces based on an original model by the London maker John Rand from 1703. These are signed by the New York maker E. F. Caldwell and come from a Tuxedo Park...Category
Early 20th Century American Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBronze, Copper
- Pair of Two Arm Gilded Bronze and Copper Sconces by the E. F. Caldwell Co. 1910sBy Edward F. Caldwell & Co.Located in New York, NYAIS1752 A pair of two arm gilded copper and bronze sconces with cast backplates topped with ribbon details and surrounded by berried swags. Signed by the New York maker E. F. Caldwe...Category
Early 20th Century American Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBronze, Brass, Copper
- Antique Bronze Edwardian Detailed Rose Basket Sconces by E. F. Caldwell, c. 1900By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.Located in New York, NYAIS3040 A pair of antique sconces with intricately detailed blooming rose socket cups springing from woven baskets. Having cast bronze gadrooned backplates with bow finials and folia...Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBronze
- Pair of Wood and Brass SconcesLocated in New York, NYA pair of Italian, circa 1960s brass and wood two-light sconces. Measurements: Height: 12″. Width: 11″. Depth (projection): 7″.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
$4,800 / set - Unusual Pair of Bronze and Brass Sconces by E F CaldwellBy Edward F. Caldwell & Co.Located in West Palm Beach, FLPair of sconces in the Belle Epoque form, each having a blown glass chimney on a horn-shaped arm of polished brass, suspended from a backplate of patinated bronze fashioned as an Ang...Category
Early 20th Century American Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBronze, Brass
- Contemporary Walnut and Brass LED Wall Sconce - CROWN SconceBy Hachi CollectionsLocated in Brooklyn, USMaterials : Solid walnut polyurethane finish Solid brass pipe Screw in glass shade / G9 LED bulbs 2700K Size[inch] : W 12" x D 4" x H 14” Available in : Custom size and Finished.Category
2010s American Arts and Crafts Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
Unavailable$2,400 - Large Mid Century Iron Brass and Wood Candle SconceBy Arthur UmanoffLocated in New York, NYLarge 6-light candle sconce of wrought iron, brass, and wood. The sconce has a wrought iron structure, with turned wood candle cups, and cast brass trim. It is large scale making it ...Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass, Wrought Iron
- 1980s Modernist Glass, Wood and Brass Italian Wall SconceBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Aci Castello, ITA rare single wall sconce designed and manufactured in Italy in the Eighties. It's in perfect conditions, it works both 110-240 volts and needs two regular bulbs.Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- 1920s Pair 2 Arm Brass Wall Sconces Signed E.F. CaldwellBy Edward F. Caldwell & Co.Located in New York, NY1920s pair of solid brass two arm sconces signed E.F. Caldwell, NYC. Cleaned and rewired. Please note, this item is located in one of our NYC locations.Category
Vintage 1920s American Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
$1,840 Sale Price / set20% Off
